What color is #BAB9A3?

#BAB9A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAB9A3?

The RGB value is 186, 185, 163: 186 red, 185 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAB9A3?

The complementary color is #A3A4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAB9A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAB9A3 color

#BAB9A3 rgb(186, 185, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAB9A3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 72.5% green and 63.9% blue (186, 185, 163).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 14% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#BAB9A3 color codes

HEX	`#BAB9A3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 185, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 72.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 14%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, -3.49, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 11.83, 107.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.209, 47.782, 41.537)`
Decimal	`12237219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAB9A3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAB9A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAB9A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAB9A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bab9a3; }
.text { color: #bab9a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab9a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 185 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bab9a3, #afbaa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BAB9A3?: #BAB9A3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAB9A3?: The RGB value is 186, 185, 163: 186 red, 185 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAB9A3?: The complementary color is #A3A4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAB9A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.